1976Final results
1976 election for Ohio House District 1
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Eugene Branstool (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Vira L. Wise (R) by 31.3 points.
Eugene BranstoolDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%27,759
Vira L. WiseRepublican
34.4%14,536
42,295 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET